Dani Valent
Food writer and restaurant reviewer
Dani Valent is a food writer and restaurant reviewer.
‘Friendly, cosy, warm and not too stiff’: Say bonjour to Windsor’s new classic French bistro
Call in for anchovy toast and a glass of wine, stay for the steak frites at High Street newcomer Normandy Wine and Grill.
- Dani Valent
Rising star chef is returning to popular CBD restaurant for its much anticipated reopening
After a spell at Windsor restaurant Firebird, Mumbai-born chef Nabil Ansari is heading back to a freshly renovated Sunda.
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- Windsor
Is Studio Amaro the retro Italian restaurant (and disco) that Windsor’s been waiting for?
Fried mozzarella sandwiches, cacio e pepe butter ... the Commune Group’s new Italian all-rounder Studio Amaro brings the cheese.
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- North Melbourne
A much-loved North Melbourne pub has re-emerged after a two-year reno. Does it still have soul?
The revamped Central Club Hotel takes advantage of its vicinity to the Queen Victoria Market with quality chicken parma - but is it still a great pub?
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- Melbourne
Pa Tong offers a ‘thrilling’ taste of southern Thailand in the CBD
You could walk-in for ubiquitous dishes such as pad Thai, but it’s the southern specialities that keep drawing me back.
- Dani Valent
Popular low-waste city restaurant reopens this week – with a surprising new cooking appliance
In the best tradition of reduce, reuse, recycle, waste-watching restaurant Parcs opens again after a three-month break.
- Dani Valent
Victoria’s New Restaurant of the Year finalists are...
From a four-seat sushi den to a fine diner in the former stock exchange, the Good Food Guide New Restaurant of the Year finalists are far from formulaic.
- Dani Valent
New bar Maggie’s will bring something new to a strip already brimming with brilliant venues
The new cocktail bar with tongue-in-cheek snacks is from an all-star team hailing from Nomad, Dessous, Blackhearts & Sparrows and more.
- Dani Valent
The snack Melbourne restaurants are obsessed with just got even better at this new city bakery-restaurant
The team behind Aru and Sunda have opened a “very Melbourne” all-day venue (and soon you can swing by the bakery after work for still-warm sourdough).
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- Review
- Campbellfield
One of Melbourne’s best kebabs can be found in an industrial backlot in Campbellfield
“They’re just sandwiches” is quite the understatement. These Turkish kebab rolls are sublime – here’s where to find them.
- Dani Valent